"Bread for a Frenchman is the stuff of life." Reminds me of my grandfather when my brother once complained, "Oh no, this bread is too hard!" My grandfather who lived through the great depression said to my brother, "When you have no bread, then it's hard." Lesson learned. Cheers.
What is so refreshing and fun about JP is his no-fuss philosophy. Why not drag out the food processor, or some $100 grinder from Chef's Warehouse, to grind those croutons? Because there is a skillet sitting right next to you.
DO NOT FEED BREAD TO BIRDS. It has zero nutrition for them yet fills them up quickly and leads to malnourishment. This is especially bad young birds still developing.
My mom would take stale bread and put it in a brown paper bag (remember them) and run the bag under water, not saturating the bag. The bag went in the oven for a couple of minutes. The bread steams inside the bag and comes out steamy, soft and delicious with butter! Bread crumbs are and were a staple for crust, mixed with butter, sugar and maybe some cinnamon, when no graham crackers or cookies are on hand. Nobody mentions that anymore. My Godmother used to tell me, Leese, never throw away bread. It's a sin to throw bread away! Along with everyone else, I LOVE these Jacques Pepin shorts! Happy Cooking! Thank you 🥰
Thanks to Jacques, I have gone down the rabbit hole of single ingredient or simple sandwiches. Onion sandwiches, butter sandwiches, tomato sandwiches. Merci beaucoup.
J’adore Jacques Pépin ! Il n’a jamais perdu son bel accent français ! J’ai réalisé un grand nombre de ses recettes et astuces et c’est toujours un régal. Longue vie M. Pépin, vous êtes un trésor !
What a delightfully simple way to use stale bread, which is the bane of my household! Bread, especially good artisanal bread, is so expensive now that Chef Jacque’s videos are greatly appreciated and fun to watch, naturally !
So easy, so fast, and suddenly I've got bread crumbs, sandwiches, and snacks where I used to have stale bread. There's really no substitute for knowing a kitchen like this.
Greetings from Bangalore, India. We grew up in the 60s and 70s... our parents were from pre Independece times. Their struggles were similar to those I hear from countries which faced the Depression. One of the eternal lessons dinned into us as children was “Don’t waste food. Don’t throw away food”. We always had enough, even little surplus to share with those who didn’t, but my parents never took food for granted. Times have changed over the decades and I see all around how much food is taken for granted. Such wasteful times. When I heard Mr. Pepin say “ no bread is wasted in my house” and “ don’t throw away bread”, he brought back my childhood memories. And I totally agree with him.
Jacques could sit there an overwhelm us all w highbrow recipes but he is like the common man, the Merle Haggard of chefs its so refreshing... economizes and shows common things... like a tailor who could sew a new dress from old cloth mentality its just great
One of the greatest! We here in my country can't live without bread too! Greatness lies in simplicity! Love his old-time wisdom about never throwing bread out, just giving it to the birds - thats what we here in my country (Bulgaria) have been taught by the older generations too! Wise, simple and yet the best of the culinary basics! Pepin is Pepin!
My father used to keep all the crusts of sliced bread (the first and last slices of the bad) in a paper bag which he kept in a dark and dry place. The bread would become stale, but would not get molded. When there was enough, he would make bread pudding with it (and a few fresh slices of bread to complete). Delicious!
Tomato sandwiches are shockingly good. For me it's tomato seasoned with salt and pepper, mayo, and fresh herbs if I have any on hand I want to use up. Best lunch ever.
😮water dripping from bread and straight into the electric toaster ! ❤ I will try it but avoid water dripping, just moisten bread. Love the channel !! And share left over bread with the little birds & fish ❤
I never know what to do with my dry baguettes! I love watching Jacques and his creativity! No bread wasted in my family. I also have a speech impediment and it’s so inspiring to watch this lovely man make videos despite his. Love from Canada ❤
I am always learning from you! I now make breadcrumbs in the food processor , potato leek soup with dehydrated potatoes and countless other things . Thank you! I live in CT (Litchfield) and hope I run into you someday …bucket list 🤞
Thank you Monsieur? Very young I discovered that there are only tomato and bread... sandwich of bread oil tomato and salt goes good. Great watching a great chef like you doing something similar. Greetings from Argentina.
I have always loved Pepin’s style - and his recipes. I grew up watching him on PBS with my mother on Saturdays, and I learned so much from him about the right way to cook and how to respect ingredients. I’ve been eating tomato sandwiches for weeks now; I’m lucky that my little container garden has produced enough tomatoes to feed my family and my neighbors as many tomatoes that we can eat. It’s such a simple food, just thick slices of beefsteak tomatoes on sturdy bread with salt. It needs nothing more, although I did like an anchovy or two when I ate meat.
Dear Jacques, you are wonderful always in your manner, and what you teach! Yes, I completely agree...bread is the staff of life. I make my own (in a bread machine), and always try to be inventive at using it. When I buy a baguette, I always save a part of it for croutons.
Try the tomato sandwich with near paper thin slices of raw onion, in place of the anhovies. The idea comes from a Robert Graves' short story of Majorca--and the Majorcan dish "p'omboli,' which is bread rubbed with tomato and onion, and then a bit of olive oil.
I will agree totally. Nothing better than butter and bread. And tomato sandwiches especially when your tomatoes start coming in are absolutely delicious.
❤ Old bread fried in ghee, or olive oil with garlic is often the most popular part of the meal in my household. It's a starter, and hungry people like it mor than the main dish - frustrating, but successful cooking hasn't to be fancy. 2:14 Did he say she? Love that. P.S.A secret weapon here porc grease.
My favorite Chef. Coincidentally, I'm just like him when it comes to making the best out of leftovers. I try not to waste any bread ever. If you keep in mind that there are people in the world right NOW who die of hunger and malnutrition, you will never waste food.
I use my coffee grinder to make bread crumbs. Great ideas. I agree - bread is life - maybe my Québécois roots. I even make my own sourdough loaves. Merci Monsieur.🇨🇦
One last thought. When I have day old bread, I do what he did, but I blacken it. Then I rub some softened garlic, olive oil and salt. I take the tomato and grate it and smash it. Spoon it over a slice of toast. Voila! Pan con tomate. Don’t be afraid of a little carbonization. It adds so much flavor!
This is one of the most accomplished chefs ever, and you can see his glee just having some toast and butter.
He's been around way TOO. HOGGING UP,, 🐖 🐷 🐽 THE COOKING SHOWS,,. HE NEEDS TO LET,, YOUNG FRESH 👩🍳 🍳 👩🍳 👨🍳 CHEFS,, HAVE A CHANCE.
"Bread for a Frenchman is the stuff of life." Reminds me of my grandfather when my brother once complained, "Oh no, this bread is too hard!" My grandfather who lived through the great depression said to my brother, "When you have no bread, then it's hard." Lesson learned. Cheers.
It’s staff of life, not stuff.
My grandfather, German, told me the exact same when I said this as a child.
I thought he said Bread Is The Staff Of Life!
This man is a national treasure... "There is nothing like butter and bread." Truer words never spoken.
Always makes me wonder how “no bread” dieters can do that…..eliminating all bread from their diet. 😮
Freshly baked bread with salted butter is better than gooning.
What is so refreshing and fun about JP is his no-fuss philosophy. Why not drag out the food processor, or some $100 grinder from Chef's Warehouse, to grind those croutons? Because there is a skillet sitting right next to you.
Watching him crush the bread with the backside of the pan was the most satisfying moment.
It's so honest and pure. This is how to cook from when it was about the craft and feeding friends and family not views or subs. Kudos
Damn good idea! I would’ve put them into a heavy plastic bag first but yeah, because my Cuisinart is fairly heavy!
@@tommyt1971Crush them with the bottom of your food processor!😂
Do NOT feed bread to birds, especially in winter time
I love that he doesn't waste food. He is a treasure.
I petition to form the "No Bread Left Behind" foundation!
Jacques is living proof that true beauty lies in simplicity.
Let us know where to report for duty! 🍞🙏
DO NOT FEED BREAD TO BIRDS. It has zero nutrition for them yet fills them up quickly and leads to malnourishment. This is especially bad young birds still developing.
I'm onboard! No bread wasted in my house ! 🏠😊
This man could make pouring water into a glass a national treasure!
Jacques’ the real deal 🧑🍳
I love this dude.
Yup ❤
Me too. What a gem of a fella.
Agree, we should all aspire to be a bit more Jacques Pepin and a bit less Gordon Ramsey
Anchovies on tomato sandwich …. Who knew …well chef Pepin of course …. Absolutely Giving that a try next tomato sandwich
Same. What if you did toast with roasted garlic, tomato + salt & pepper, anchovies, capers and dare I say... tzatziki
After losing so many of the wonderful, iconic chefs of my childhood, its an
utter joy to see Jacques Pépin step in and fill the void. It's a blessing!
My mom would take stale bread and put it in a brown paper bag (remember them) and run the bag under water, not saturating the bag. The bag went in the oven for a couple of minutes. The bread steams inside the bag and comes out steamy, soft and delicious with butter!
Bread crumbs are and were a staple for crust, mixed with butter, sugar and maybe some cinnamon, when no graham crackers or cookies are on hand. Nobody mentions that anymore. My Godmother used to tell me, Leese, never throw away bread. It's a sin to throw bread away!
Along with everyone else, I LOVE these Jacques Pepin shorts! Happy Cooking!
Thank you 🥰
Thanks to Jacques, I have gone down the rabbit hole of single ingredient or simple sandwiches. Onion sandwiches, butter sandwiches, tomato sandwiches. Merci beaucoup.
America is so lucky to have him!
not just america. the world
И в Европа сме щастливи и му се радваме!❤❤
@@Марта-й7е в России тоже)
He made eating at Howard Johnson’s luxurious, back in the late 60’s when I was a kid.
J’adore Jacques Pépin ! Il n’a jamais perdu son bel accent français ! J’ai réalisé un grand nombre de ses recettes et astuces et c’est toujours un régal. Longue vie M. Pépin, vous êtes un trésor !
Taking the humblest of ingredients - STALE BREAD - and making it so tempting. Love this man.
Wow. Dunk your dry baguette in water then toast? This new, relevant information.
Wow Chef Wow! Thank you.
Probably don't want it dripping wet though. That destroys your heating coils.
i just want to hug him and tell him how much he makes me remember my simple childhood
I love how JP elevates the simplest food - bread and tomato or his onion sandwich - “poor man’s” food is the healthiest
What a delightfully simple way to use stale bread, which is the bane of my household! Bread, especially good artisanal bread, is so expensive now that Chef Jacque’s videos are greatly appreciated and fun to watch, naturally !
Thanks for adding the disclaimer about the moldy bread for birds. And these videos are amazing. I learn so much from them.
I grew up watching this guys cooking, Jaques, Julia, and Michael Yan on PBS. This guy and PBS as a whole helped instill my love of cooking.
So easy, so fast, and suddenly I've got bread crumbs, sandwiches, and snacks where I used to have stale bread. There's really no substitute for knowing a kitchen like this.
Greetings from Bangalore, India.
We grew up in the 60s and 70s... our parents were from pre Independece times. Their struggles were similar to those I hear from countries which faced the Depression.
One of the eternal lessons dinned into us as children was “Don’t waste food. Don’t throw away food”. We always had enough, even little surplus to share with those who didn’t, but my parents never took food for granted.
Times have changed over the decades and I see all around how much food is taken for granted. Such wasteful times.
When I heard Mr. Pepin say “ no bread is wasted in my house” and “ don’t throw away bread”, he brought back my childhood memories. And I totally agree with him.
I love how he so casually cuts that loaf so that the long piece fits exactly into his pan of water.
Jacques could sit there an overwhelm us all w highbrow recipes but he is like the common man, the Merle Haggard of chefs its so refreshing... economizes and shows common things... like a tailor who could sew a new dress from old cloth mentality its just great
“There is no bread. Wasted in my family.” I love it 🤌
I want a Jacque Pepin poster that says Never Throw Away Bread
That's a great idea
Love that no food goes to waste in his house.
M. Pepin is so practical. He's a role model.
One of the greatest! We here in my country can't live without bread too! Greatness lies in simplicity! Love his old-time wisdom about never throwing bread out, just giving it to the birds - thats what we here in my country (Bulgaria) have been taught by the older generations too! Wise, simple and yet the best of the culinary basics! Pepin is Pepin!
My father used to keep all the crusts of sliced bread (the first and last slices of the bad) in a paper bag which he kept in a dark and dry place. The bread would become stale, but would not get molded. When there was enough, he would make bread pudding with it (and a few fresh slices of bread to complete). Delicious!
I'm glad he's still alive. Keep on keeping on!❤❤❤🎉ur a beast!
You are a national treasure, Chef. 🩷
Tomato sandwiches are shockingly good. For me it's tomato seasoned with salt and pepper, mayo, and fresh herbs if I have any on hand I want to use up. Best lunch ever.
😮water dripping from bread and straight into the electric toaster ! ❤ I will try it but avoid water dripping, just moisten bread. Love the channel !! And share left over bread with the little birds & fish ❤
I never know what to do with my dry baguettes! I love watching Jacques and his creativity! No bread wasted in my family. I also have a speech impediment and it’s so inspiring to watch this lovely man make videos despite his. Love from Canada ❤
We fight so many battles and others may just not be aware sometimes.
That's a French accent...not an impediment 🤔😊
Love him too. My son was named after him. 🎉 by my husband. Watched him on TV and cooked like him.
"Never throw your bread out." JP is the best! 💕
What a great man! I love recipes, but I love his values even more. Old school 🎉
Great cooking info, also great to fall asleep to. Jaques all day.
Edit: Don't feed ducks bread though its no good.
Agreed. Keep the bread (esp moldy!) away from the ducks 🚫🍞🦆
The tip with water is one of the greatest tips ever.
I am always learning from you! I now make breadcrumbs in the food processor , potato leek soup with dehydrated potatoes and countless other things . Thank you!
I live in CT (Litchfield) and hope I run into you someday …bucket list 🤞
I have used this technique soooooo many times over the years since I first learned it from Chef Pepin! Game Changer!
Thank you Monsieur? Very young I discovered that there are only tomato and bread... sandwich of bread oil tomato and salt goes good. Great watching a great chef like you doing something similar. Greetings from Argentina.
The king!!!! Much love from Ireland Jacques.
Man of ideas. I used some old bread to make bread pudding. Yum. Thanks, Jacques 😊😊😊
I have always loved Pepin’s style - and his recipes. I grew up watching him on PBS with my mother on Saturdays, and I learned so much from him about the right way to cook and how to respect ingredients.
I’ve been eating tomato sandwiches for weeks now; I’m lucky that my little container garden has produced enough tomatoes to feed my family and my neighbors as many tomatoes that we can eat. It’s such a simple food, just thick slices of beefsteak tomatoes on sturdy bread with salt. It needs nothing more, although I did like an anchovy or two when I ate meat.
“I cannot live without bread!” - Jacques Pepin
Also me. And even more, my dad
😅 buttered toast
solves problems 😄
I can't either!
Neither can I!!!!
Yay for anchovies! And just in time for my garden tomatoes.
Dear Jacques, you are wonderful always in your manner, and what you teach! Yes, I completely agree...bread is the staff of life. I make my own (in a bread machine), and always try to be inventive at using it. When I buy a baguette, I always save a part of it for croutons.
100% Sicilian here and we ate the same sandwich with fresh bread, though added a tiny bit of homemade vinegar. Grandpa and I loved those sammies!
So enjoy Jacque’s videos! Classic: simple & delicious.
Try the tomato sandwich with near paper thin slices of raw onion, in place of the anhovies. The idea comes from a Robert Graves' short story of Majorca--and the Majorcan dish "p'omboli,' which is bread rubbed with tomato and onion, and then a bit of olive oil.
I will agree totally. Nothing better than butter and bread. And tomato sandwiches especially when your tomatoes start coming in are absolutely delicious.
Dudes a legend of course. Great tips. Love it!
This man is the chef of chefs ❤️
How can you not love this guy!
❤ Old bread fried in ghee, or olive oil with garlic is often the most popular part of the meal in my household. It's a starter, and hungry people like it mor than the main dish - frustrating, but successful cooking hasn't to be fancy.
2:14 Did he say she? Love that. P.S.A secret weapon here porc grease.
Fabulous video! Watching one of the most famous chefs in the world enjoying a simple piece of stale bread with butter. Love it.
Jacque is a treasure.
Supreme cook and human being.
Waste not, want not my mom used to say. And I'm with you, these are great ways to use slightly stale hard French bread. cheers from Canada
Yes, you could use a food processor to make bread crumbs but I LOVE that you always seem to know an old fashioned, common sense alternative.
Super,this is absolutely 👌,This video is exactly my family's philosophy.Greetings from the Czech Republic
My favorite Chef. Coincidentally, I'm just like him when it comes to making the best out of leftovers. I try not to waste any bread ever. If you keep in mind that there are people in the world right NOW who die of hunger and malnutrition, you will never waste food.
I absolutely love this video.
Thank you so much for all your videos, we love your cooking style 🩷👏🇺🇸
This video is the best! Always some beautiful idea from this wonderful man.
I'm constantly learning. Jacques is known for his technique. This one is unique and very practical. Thank you for posting.
A national treasure
You & your great recipes & instructions are saving marriages ❤ thank you
Never throw away bread ❤ thank you great one
I use my coffee grinder to make bread crumbs. Great ideas. I agree - bread is life - maybe my Québécois roots. I even make my own sourdough loaves. Merci Monsieur.🇨🇦
One last thought. When I have day old bread, I do what he did, but I blacken it. Then I rub some softened garlic, olive oil and salt. I take the tomato and grate it and smash it. Spoon it over a slice of toast. Voila! Pan con tomate. Don’t be afraid of a little carbonization. It adds so much flavor!
Super. Lots of great ideas with stale bread. Well done sir
You’re making me SO hungry!
oh loooord that tomato looks mega delicious
Great tip. Thank you.
I love this guy! A real cook, a true chef!
Yes! Chickens love bread!!!
Thank you for this, Chef! Now I know how to refresh those Costco baguettes!❤
Such a legend.
Please keep cooking for us as long as you can.
I love tomato sandwiches. My father turned me on to them. Tomato and mayonnaise, sometimes I pickle. Always best on toasted bread.
He’s a amazing person
Wise, resourceful, ingenious. Jacques Pepin.
Bread is delicious 😋
A legend. A true legend.
So lively and real❤
Always happy to see chef in the kitchen
Thanks Jacques
My grandma had such reverence for bread, she wouldn’t even let us keep it upside down… she called it the staff of life too
Always a pleasure, Chef! 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
Happy cooking and thank you sir!
I love pouring boiling water and/or milk over hard bread. Add a bit of olive oil. If desired, some sugar. Mush it all up for a great breakfast!
Thanks Jacques 🥖
How to use stale bread. Genius!!!!
This is perfect timing. Thanks a million!
Anchovy for the win !!!
Simple and probably tasty as heck! Good stuff.